The National Fire Agency ordered 2,853 evacuations, mainly in the mountains near Kaohsiung. The Central Emergency Operation Center recorded 2,270 incidents, mostly damaged infrastructure and fallen trees across Tainan, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, and Yunlin. The Bangkok Post said more than 700 trees were uprooted in west-coast cities.

Typhoon Danas lashed southern Taiwan with record winds and strong rain early on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 630 in a rare hit to the island's densely populated west coast.

Packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 137km (85 miles) an hour, Danas is expected to sweep northwards along Taiwan's west coast overnight, the Central Weather Administration said in an advisory